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Growth & Strategy · 2004
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"What I Learned From Frogs in Texas" going to print today; online purchase now available
We're sending our final files to the printer in about a 1/2 hour, along with the cover. The book will be available for deliver by the end of next week. You can now buy the book…
"Igniting Growth Through Innovation"
Next week - August 25th -- I'll be doing an online Web conference for SAP, on the topic of "Creating a Growth Culture through Innovation." Ties in nicely to all the work I've been…
Still paralyzed by indecision?
Just over a year ago, my artilce on the rampant indecision throughout the economy appeared in print, in which I noted "fear of the unknown has made doing nothing the new reality…
Leading the Future: Leadership In An Era of Innovation and Change
We live in an era of unprecedented, relentless, rapid change. An era in which competition changes overnight, and where new products and services come to market faster than ever…
Keynote overview - "Bridging a Path to the Future"
"If you're not taking risks in your company and career, you probably aren't adding much value. That was the bottom-line message of futurist Jim Carroll, who delivered the closing…
"The End of Retirement"
"Are you ready for a world in which the concept of "retirement' has come to an end? If not, you'd better be, as this is likely to rapidly emerge as the most significant issue for…
Offshoring -- if anyone was listening....
I find it kind of fascinating that people seem surprised about the offshoring of many jobs to India and elsewhere. Back in 1996 or 1997, I released a list of 10 important trends…
Oil & gas, real estate, entitlement, infrastructure and risk management!
I explained to a client today that when I'm preparing for a keynote or workshop, I often end up putting 30-40 hours of research into each talk. I'm well immersed in that process…
What comes next?
We live in a world of hyper-competition, constant, relentless change, rapid innovation and increasing market risk. People can choose to watch as their world passes them by, or…
Revisiting the future
For a while, it wasn't trendy to think about the future. Now that's over -- I'm noticing that companies are scrambling to try to understand the trends and issues that will affect…
" I don't think the marketing world has figured it out yet"
I'm quoted in a ComputerWorld artilce this week, Blogs Bubble Into Business. The points I raise were discussed in an earlier article I wrote about the topic. As I comment in…
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